But no link is provided to back up this key assertion.
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Well, I can give you an "unsupported affirmation" on this. I read in the last year that Obama had done another one of his EOs which asserted federal control over the state national guards, and raised some eyebrows at that time. As well as I can remember, the source was a good, legitimate source, not some half wit blog. But, I can't remember the source. So, I agree, this point needs to be researched and verified. But I believe there is good reason to take it seriously.
Do you seriously think that any Republican governors would fail to raise a major (and loud) stink if Obama were to infringe upon their own powers. Governors guard their powers zealously.
It appears this drive of the feds to assert more control over the NG has been going on some time. Sadly, the Republicans are just as complicit as the Dems in this.. Here is a useful piece on the subject from 2007:
Governors lose in power struggle over National Guard
By Kavan Peterson, Staff Writer
A little-noticed change in federal law packs an important change in who is in charge the next time a state is devastated by a disaster such as Hurricane Katrina.
To the dismay of the nation’s governors, the White House now will be empowered to go over a governor’s head and call up National Guard troops to aid a state in time of natural disasters or other public emergencies. Up to now, governors were the sole commanders in chief of citizen soldiers in local Guard units during emergencies within the state.
Full piece here:
http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=170453